Properties (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1943-1945
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
B-24 Liberator
|
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:RAF_Halesworth
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._McCulloch
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:honors |
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
488th Bomb Group
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Banshee emblem
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Suffolk,_England
|
| gptkbp:motto |
We Deliver
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Banshees
|
| gptkbp:notableOperations |
Operation Pointblank
Operation Carpetbagger Bombing of airfields Bombing of bridges Bombing of communication lines Bombing of enemy command centers Bombing of enemy headquarters Bombing of enemy troop concentrations Bombing of factories Bombing of military installations Bombing of supply depots Bombing of U-boat pens Bombing of enemy air defenses Bombing of enemy command posts Bombing of enemy communication centers Bombing of enemy logistics centers Bombing of enemy supply routes Bombing of enemy training camps Bombing of oil refineries Bombing of rail yards Bombing of transportation hubs Bombing of coastal defenses Bombing of enemy artillery positions Bombing of enemy assembly areas Bombing of enemy fortifications Bombing of enemy naval bases Bombing of enemy radar installations Bombing of enemy supply depots Bombing of enemy supply lines Bombing of enemy troop encampments Bombing of munitions depots Bombing of submarine bases Bombing of troop transport ships Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets Bombing_of_V-1_launch_sites Support_of_ground_forces_in_Normandy |
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
inactive
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
strategic bombing
|
| gptkbp:role |
bombardment
|
| gptkbp:squadrons |
gptkb:849th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:850th_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:851st_Bombardment_Squadron gptkb:852nd_Bombardment_Squadron |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1 October 1943
15 April 1945 |